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.15 mm 7 nYTW I i v. iin i GREAT RESULTS EXPECTED FROM WILSON'S VISIT UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO OR AC U.S.TRANSPORT EVEHTS If POSEH ASSUME eRflVE ASPECT FOR HliMS According toBerlin Advices, Large Parts of Province Now Being in Hands of Poles and Polish Troops Have Crossed the Frontier. LEADERS OF OEPUDLIOflNS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY By Senator Lewis of Illinois, Speaking in the Senate Today Says Leaders Conspired for Political Purposes to Discredit President Abroad. To Where He Will Be the Guest of King Victor Emmanuel. From Sand Bar on Which She Grounded Yesterday Near Fire Islands WILL TRAVEL ON ROYAL TRAIN WILL REMOVE MEN TONEARBYVESSELS Hun in Southeast Posen Must Retreat or Face Superior Forces of PolesRussian Affairs Are Causing British Foreign Office Much Anxiety Polish Troops Have Entered Frankfort-on-the- Oder, Say Advices.

War Department Sharply Criticised in Senate Today by Senator Weeks, Republican, for Delays and Errors in Compiling Casualties of A. E. F.House Leaders Resort to Special Rule Gen-- eral Inquiry on Ship Yard. Relatives Need Have No Fear for Safety of Troops On Board. Elaborate Preparations for President Wilson's Re- ception Being Made.

By Associated Press. Jan. 2. A Polish army WOMEN CENTER 270 DROWNED WHEN BRITISH YACHT SINKS Paris, Jan. 2.

President Wfllson is en route to Rome, where he will be the guest of King Victor Emmanuel. OF RIOTS WHEN fWILSON DECRIED 5uring his stay the Italian capital heJ SOLDIERS ON RAMPAGE AT, SUFFRAGISTS WATCH- FIRE. THIRTY OF PARTY OF SAILORS ON HOLIDAY CRUISE ARE RECUED. vk By Associated Press. 1 New York, Jan.

2. After an unsuccessful attempt was made to drag the Northern Pacific ifrom the sand bar, on which she was grounded yesterday iar Fire nairy officials this morning announced that plans Were being made for removing the 2,480 troops aboard to vessels standing by. Ship Driven Hiflfter Onto Beach, The constant pounding of the wavts has driven the.s&ip higher onto the beach. The wind is still blowing unfavorably from the" southwest this i morning. Beina Transferred to Rescuing Vessels New York, Jan.

2. Announcement wds made at 12:30 o'clock that both the wounded "and well soldiers aboard will visit the Pope and also the Methodist college and will continue his conference with the King. Premier 'Orlando and Baron Sonnlno, Foreign Minister. Important results are expected from this visit, which will be the last to the. Allied countries before the beginning of the peace conference.

Immediately after breakfast yesterday morning the President went with Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his personal physician, to the beautiful St. Cloud course under of thirty thousand men is marching on Berlin, according to a Berlin dispatch quoting rumors current at the German capital. Oustav Noske, 'member of the Ebert Cabinet, In charge of military affairs, is said to have or-! dered the Fifth German Division to meet the Poles.

Events Assum Grave Character. Copenhagen, Jan. In Po-sen are assuming a grave character, accordlngNo Berlin, advices. Large parts of, therovlnce are in the hands of, the Poles "and the Polish troops crossed he frontier at; Skalm-leryce in southeast Posen and sixty-two miles northeast-'of BreslaU, Hun Troops Must Retreat or Face the Enemy, The -German troops there must re-- treat or face the superior forces of the Poles, it states. It is uso reported that the Polish government at W-arsaw has ordered the mobilization of 'all Poles Enter Frankfortwjnsthe-Oder.

London, Jan. 2. The Polish troops Washington, Jan. 2. Riotous scenes were enacted last night jn front of the White House, when Boldiers, sailors and citizeuBiindertook to end a "watch- gray but rainless clouds and played By Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 2. Senator Lewis, of Illinois, speaking in the Senate today, charged the Republican leaders With conspiring for political purposes to discredit President Wilson abroad, to thwart this purpose by giving Eu ropean negotiators the impression that he Senate opposes his plans and by deceiving American public, Senate Has Nothing to fJo With Plans. Senator Lewis also declared that tha Senate had nothing to do with what President Wilson is now doing in presenting his procotolfor peace and the adjustment and disposition" of tha armies. Weeks Criticises War Department.

Washington, 2. -The War De partment was sharply criticised In the Senate today by Senator Weeks, Re-' upblican, for the delays and errors in. compiling casualties among tha American Expeditionary -Forces" and for failure to co-operate with the Red Cross in the matter Of forwarding letters from the wounded soldiers to their relatives in this country. Resorts to Special Rule. Washington, Jan.

2. The House resorted to a special rule today to force the War Revenue Bill to conference-without holding it up for debate on demands for votes on certain Seuatei -amendments. The rule wag adopted without roll call. Extension of Investigation. Washington, Jan.

2.Extension of Us investigation of the Hog; Island shipyard to a general inquiry of -the accomplishments of the Shipping Board was voted by the Senate Commerce Committee. the stranded transport Northern Pa fire" demonstration started in Lafayette Park by -t'sentinels" of-the National Wtoniah's' party as a protest against the failure of the Senate to pass the equal suffrage resolution. Women-, carrying banners were knocked down by the charging crowd and their banners destroyed, while an urn in which the "watchfire" was burning destroyed. After the police had restored order the women started new fire in one of the big urns in the park and five of them London, Jan. 2.

Two hundred and seventy 'sailors were drowned as the result of the. loss of the British steam yacht off Stornoway, Scotland. The yacht had 300 sailors on board. They were on New, Year's holiday leave. i The vessel struck on the dangerous rocks known as "the Beasts of near Stornoway harbor, and about thirty of them were saved.

Many of these were terribly injured in their efforts to reach the shore. All the officers and crew of the lolaire were lost. The lolaire was a vessel of 362 tons. She was built' in 902 and before the war belonged to the estate of the late Sir Donald Currie. golf for an hour.

There was a quiet family New Year dinner at the Murat mansion. No business 'was put before the President. His only departure from the injunction of Admiral Grayson to devote the day to complete relaxation and repose came in the afternoon, when he received a New Year call from President and Madame Poincare and later visited Col. Edward M. llouse, with clfic were being transferred to the rescuing vessels arid the shore in small boats.

Relatives Need Have No Fear fe( the Troops. 'Relatives of men' aboard the Northern Pacific need have no fear for their safety,) according to a wireless message from Capt. Connelly, commanding, received last night by the Associated Press. "Northern Pacific In no danger," said Capf Connelly's of soldiers and crew need have havdi entered Prankfort-on the Oder, were arrested by the police for this whom he had a conference. Beyond violation of park regulations.

Theyi this he hud no appointments. refused to furnish bond and were held i burned of speeches delivered Continuation of Conference. The' conference in Rome with the at a precinct During the afternoon the women Italian statesmen will, in a sense, be no fear for their Tie soldiers by President WSlson In Europe, and in all probability, will be landed to a continuation of those held here when King Victor Emmanuel viEited Paris and the President also talkod with as the last one was destroyed the "sentinels" unfurled a banner bearing yesterday morning, was resting more easily bast night, and wa approaching an even keel, although shujiad listed heavily earlier in the 'day, rnak- Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister an Inscription denouncing President Wilson "as a false' prophet of democ morrow, or whenever winds shift to northward of west." Rescuer Stand Ready. The naval' authorities are taking every precaution, however, to guard the lives, of the 2,480 soldiers aboard racy. A dozen soldiers and sailors Sonnino.

The results of President Wilson's conferences with the British Premier, David Lloyd George, and Foreign Minister Balfour, which have not Instantly' surrounded the banner and ing progress difficult about her slippery decks, over which high seas were fifty miles east of Berlin, says a dispatch the London Express, which adds that the Poles have 'occupied Beuthen in Prussian Silesia and Brom-berg in the province of Posen. Russian Affairs Causing Anxiety. London, Jan. 2. Russian affairs are causing the British Foreign Office considerable anxiety, says the Mall.

The necessity for' formulating a definite Allied policr-as to Russia is extremely, urgent, 'and it has been decided that the Russian question be the first discussed at the Peace Conference, it is said Poles Well Aarmed. Jan. 2. The Polish, army, which is marching toward Berlin as'lts objoctlve, is well armed and ed by artillery, and cavalry. The Germans are re-arming their demobilized soldiers and severe -fighting Unexpected.

shut It off from the gaze of the crowd of several hundred persons. nearly .1,100 of whom She was a considerable dis the transport; are sick or wounded. A breeches buoy has been rigged from jfie shore to OTHEPUBLI tance off shore when she went aground, but, now has been driven to within less than 300 yards of the Wind Somewhat Abated. the vessel, ready for use at any time If it is deemed best to riBk further injury to the stretcher cases by. removing tham from the craft, while The wind was still blowing from thirteen destroyers and naval tuga at! nf.in1tnr hn tt land naattttnnffl In i 1' to lend assistance in standing uumi ihbiu, nu by somewhat abated, althrnigh the sea continued rough and there was a emergency.

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WALLER EDMONfiSONV, Telephone 419. janl tti a hpw fne at 3:30 o'clock heavy fog off shore. Mariners" pre dicted, however, that the wind would An army Captala then stepped in front of the spectators and called for throe cheers for the President, "the world's leader of democracy and the best friend the women of America ever had." The crowd gave the cheer with a will, but there was no attempt then to molest the "sentinels." After th'e "watchfire" had been put out last the started another and party leaders announced that every, possible effort vould be made to keep it going until the Senate passes the suffrage amendment. The fire was still, burning late last night attended by special "sentinels," who piled on wood as needed. Later the five women were released by the police and told to appeal In Police Court this morning to answer formal charges of violating jark regulations.

At the, Woman's Party headquarters it was said that since the women had not furnished any bond they would not appear for trial. portraits of President Wilson. fghl to the northwest before morning, newspapers today print cuts of making-conditions favorable for trans' TENNESSEE SECURES OPTIONS i yet been fully 'disclosed, probably will have an important relation to the continuation of the conferences with the Italian leaders. The "working machinery of the American commission has been thoroughly organized during the President's absence in England and everything Ik practically ready to begin business when he returns from Italy. There appears no reason for altering the forecast made four weeks ago that President Wilson intends to be back in Washington before the closing of the American Congress on March 4, or that, if necessary, he will return to Fjance early in the spring to continue his There are, however, some IndicatlonH that the- President's hope that his return will not bo necessary may be realized.

Elaborate Preparation For Reception In Rom. Rome, Tuesday, Dec. Hons for the reception of President Wilson in Rome are being carried out actively night and day. The Via Nazlonale is beflagped its whole lwiKlh from the railroad station to the qulrlnal, bunting flying from flag-staffs surmounted by glided imngps of "Victory." At the capltol, where the Prenldent will bo received by the municipality, Notice to Public forring the troops to destroyers. If this is done the men will be brouglit direct to New York." The Oak Island coastguard crew went alongside In- a Bmall boat yesterday afternoon after two attempts to fire a line across the transport's bow had proved unsuccessful.

From the line which the coastguards carried President Wilson and also portraits' of Washington and Lincoln. These cuts serve as illustrations tor long biographical articles in which President Wilson's, role in the war is dwelt upon. In the square at the station where the President will arrive, the flagstaff bears shields with the arms of redeem options Obtained by Tennes see ON MORE THAN HUNDRED THOUSAND Owing to increased cost of labor and auto accessories, I will from January 1, 1919, 60 cents per passenger for taxi service. 1 take this moans of thanking friends for past favors and solicit continuance 0t same. II RICHARDSON.

3an2 2t Nashville, Jan. 2. Options have been secured by the State of 'Tenneaaee on more than 100,000 acres ed Italian towns upon them; including with them the breeches buoy was rig-(how of Flume and Spalato. Ked. Wilson to Travel on Special Royal Unless the danger increases, how-i i ever, the buoy will not be put to use, Rome, Tuesday, Doc.

31. President hut should the soldiers be landed on of land in the state suitable and avail EMPEROR IS able for soldlor settlement rolopies by ''plan of Taring for returning soldiers DECLARE 200 PER and sailors of the United States adopt-' by the Government. Most (if the land bo fur optioned to the state is EPORTEO VERY ILL on the Cumberland River Plateau, but. CENT DIVIDEND Fire Island, a fleot of small craft will bo utilized' to transfer them to Bay Shore, where the navaf air station' has been turned iuto a. huge emergency hospital with modlcal and food supplies rushed from New.

York by the Red "Cross. A large number of ambulances are assembled thpre ready to transfer the sick and wounded from the boats to the hospital. Wednesday Comfrilssloner It. K. Bry vuilch will confer on him the title of "Citizen of Rome," the preparations By.

J.HROclatoJ Press. Hon received an option on a tract in WIlBon will arrive at the Italian frontier on the, morning of January 2, according jo presuiit plans. will be met attli8 border by aides of King Victor Emmanuel' American AmbaB-nador Page and Count Macchl di Cel-lore. Italian ambassador to the United States. Leaving thti border, the President will travel on a special royal train.

He will be greeted at Turin and Genoa by the mayor and. the municipality1 of those cities. i are particularly elaborate. The spa Amsterdam, Jnn. Ilohen-zollern.

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